The two biggest stacks at the table went to battle in a couple hands the ultimately saw no significant change in position. Perfilev temporarily gave up the lead when he sent 1,400,000 across to Sheddy Siddiqui.

A few hands later, Cesar Solares limped from under the gun and Perfilev three-bet to 700,000 from the small blind. Solares called, the flop came , and Perfilev bet 560,000.

Solares called, the turn was , and Perfilev cut out a big stack for a 1,475,000 bet. Solares took several minutes to think it through, told Perfilev “you’re too good”, and released the big pot.

There was a pause in the action after Stu Paterson was eliminated; one for a break and the other a slow down in the pace with some big pay jumps. Dmitrii Perfilev leads with Cesar Solares not far behind, Sheddy Siddiqui in good shape, and Harry O’Brien needing to make a more soon at the four-handed table.

(Coconut Creek, FL) – The 12th and final ring event of the World Series of Poker Circuit concluded Monday evening at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek. The $400 buy-in, two-day No Limit Hold’em event was conquered by Greg Baird. Baird, a Naples resident by way of Chicago, earned $11,385 along with his first ring.

Officially recognized as Event 12, this was a two-day tournament that kicked off Sunday afternoon at 4pm. It drew 115 entries generating a total prize pool worth $37,950. Following 18 levels on Day 1, the field narrowed to nine remaining and Baird atop the counts. Second in the rankings was Martin Ryan who, earlier this series, won a $1,125 ring event. His deep run in this $400 event officially locked up Casino Champion honors for the Trinidad resident and he was able to rest easy without a sweat in the 12-tournament race.

Coco Casino Champion, Martin Ryan

The restart moved fast with Baird needing only about four hours to maneuver through the final nine and claim gold on Day 2. Ryan, meanwhile, bowed out fifth tacking a few bonus points on his to Casino Championship tally.

In the end, the headline went to Baird who added to an already impressive resume that now includes over $180,000 in reported earnings.

This concludes the 2018 WSOP Circuit in Coconut Creek, but the tour returns in February for another “12 rings in 12 days” series.